The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Lycoming IO-360 series

8,560 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360 series engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Mooney M-20 is the model most often fitted with it (2,663 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1963 and 2026.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Lycoming IO-360 series (4 codes). FAA spellings: I0360 SER A&C · I0360 SER · I0-360 SER · IO-360 SERIES.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19201
19303
194016
19508
19601,920
19702,797
1980600
19901,065
2000935
2010101
202053

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-360 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 42 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 39 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 42 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-360 series

Failure reports 39 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0124596010716125
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
961
972
981
992
001
015
021
032
044
052
072
083
093
112
141
161
171
221
232
241
251

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Door3Actuator2Spinner2Alternator1Bellcrank1Buss Tie1Contactor1Cowling1Cylinder Head1Fuel Control1
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Door3
Actuator2
Spinner2
Alternator1
Bellcrank1
Buss Tie1
Contactor1
Cowling1
Cylinder Head1
Fuel Control1

Latest reports

2025-04-11Impulse Coupling: failed
2024-06-18Mount: cracked
2023-10-11Powerpack: defective
2023-05-12Cowling: damaged
2022-01-21Actuator: used

Certificates and bulletins

1E10Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 89 models listed · revised May 4, 2020

Safety bulletins 12 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...
2011-03-31NE-08-26R3 · Magneto/Distributor

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-360-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8,560

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N892SG Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2012-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201YK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine FAA Registrations LLC Trustee
St Peter Jersey,
Standard 2012-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9328K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61342 Holmes Ernest W
GP4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2012-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N229A Atkinson
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2012-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2321T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2914L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Panalucent LLC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2012-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8543C Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mr B Aviation LLC
Sag Harbor, New York
Standard 2012-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27EZ Steichen John P
RUTAN/STEICHEN DEFIA
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2012-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56390 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2012-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N666WA Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2012-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9319M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7827V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124MT Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2012-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9280V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2012-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33795 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2012-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3025K Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2012-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4979S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N655FT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2012-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N860SA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Saint Clair Flight Academy INC
Richmond, Michigan
Standard 2012-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4200 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2012-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52LC Cook Larry J
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2012-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41429 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Straight Arrow LLC
Kuna, Idaho
Standard 2012-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4613T Maule
M-4-210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2012-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57135 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2012-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7829V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Airdad LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2012-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N192ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2012-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133CL Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2012-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N670MA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Van Anda Aviation LLC
Apopka, Florida
Standard 2012-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724PF Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2012-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7421J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2012-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3822T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2012-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177TC Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2012-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N652MA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Above and Beyond Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2012-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781SA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2012-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2830P Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sandpiper Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N744CC Piper/Cub Crafters
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Eland CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N334J Dehavilland
DHC-1 CHIPMUNK
Fixed-wing, single engine Schneider Mike
Inola, Oklahoma
Experimental 2012-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8LM Mohr
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2012-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2012-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2394M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Old Buzzard LTD
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2012-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N819CF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Parlor City Flying Club INC
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9383N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2012-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18BL Bertz Gary G
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2012-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4816T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Bulldog Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33TG Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Piper LLC
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Standard 2012-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727JH Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Albert Lea Airport INC
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Standard 2012-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9373F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Dirty Side Down Aviation LLC
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2012-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1139P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2046L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N538HF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sun Aircraft Management LLC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2012-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2012-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91EB Blackwood Brian
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2012-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9529W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Operations Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N534HF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sun Aircraft Management LLC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2012-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9536D Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine California Management and Consulting LLC
North Hollywood, California
Experimental 2012-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3711 Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Gratech Management LLC
Washington, North Carolina
Standard 2012-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55JF Frackrell
STOLP STARDUSTER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2012-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97632 Cessna
O-2A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2012-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N196ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2012-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7627D Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2012-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N283G Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3059R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Times Arrow LLC
Highland, Maryland
Standard 2012-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528T Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2012-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N563SB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5430M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ami Aviation INC
Monroe, New York
Standard 2012-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N553KM Rieder Kenneth J
RV8 VANS AIRCRAFT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2012-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63WP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Renno Aero LLC
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Standard 2012-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N171JB Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Adams Aviation Services INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6674L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Purkinje LTD LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522J Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Msr22 LLC
Perkinston, Mississippi
Standard 2012-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62AW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Dirty Side Down Aviation LLC
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2012-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Call the Ball Aviation LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2012-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8175C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Yates Trucking INC
Quartz Hill, California
Standard 2012-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N158PB Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2012-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6036L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Crestair Air LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2012-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1912T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillman Motors INC
Winter Haven, Florida
Standard 2012-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56991 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N879MT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Cfgn Aviation LLC
Molalla, Oregon
Standard 2012-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46UT Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2012-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2012-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3799N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2012-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1996H Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2012-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4702H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Above All Others Consulting INC
West Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2012-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N348CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2012-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23WE Evans R H/Wheeler W H
TANGO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2012-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6820V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Mwjf Air LLC
Barrington, New Hampshire
Standard 2012-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40697 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Freiberg Industries INC
State Center, Iowa
Standard 2012-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N684DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sun Aircraft Management LLC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2012-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2012-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5282T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2012-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15997 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616LY Butler John R
PITTSS SPECIAL S-1-S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2012-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6619U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801RV Smith Louis Elton Jr
VANS ACFT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2012-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30325 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine N30325 LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Standard 2012-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9522S Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Snohomish Flying Service INC
Snohomish, Washington
Standard 2012-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.